Content Editorial ......................3 News ......................5 - 6 Application News ..............46 Event Calendar ................59 Suppliers Guide ...........63 - 65 Glossary .................60 - 62 Companies in this issue ........66 05|2013 September/October K’2013 Preview ....... 28 - 41 K’2013 Show Guide .... 34-35 Cover Story 08 Inherent TM C18 Diacid Fibers & Textiles 12 The potential of PLA for the fiber market 16 New bioplastics fibres 18 PHB properties for fibre applications 20 Bioplastics in the Nonwoven Industry 24 Bioplastic fibres from milk People 42 Interview with François de Bie Materials 44 Films with excellent barrier properties 45 Films with excellent barrier against mineral oils Applications 47 Barrier triplex laminate 48 PA 410 for VW 49 Flax fibre cycle helmet Design & Bioplastics 50 What designers look for in bioplastics 54 Designers & bioplastics Imprint Publisher / Editorial Dr. Michael Thielen (MT) Samuel Brangenberg (SB) Contributing editor: Karen Laird (KL) Layout/Production Julia Hunold, Christos Stavrou Mark Speckenbach Head Office Polymedia Publisher GmbH Dammer Str. 112 41066 Mönchengladbach, Germany phone: +49 (0)2161 6884469 fax: +49 (0)2161 6884468 info@bioplasticsmagazine.com www.bioplasticsmagazine.com Media Adviser Elke Hoffmann, Caroline Motyka phone: +49(0)2161-6884467 fax: +49(0)2161 6884468 eh@bioplasticsmagazine.com Print Tölkes Druck + Medien GmbH 47807 Krefeld, Germany Print run: 3,400 copies (Total print run 11,400) bioplastics magazine ISSN 1862-5258 bM is published 6 times a year. This publication is sent to qualified subscribers (149 Euro for 6 issues). bioplastics MAGAZINE is printed on chlorine-free FSC certified paper. bioplastics MAGAZINE is read in 91 countries. Not to be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher. The fact that product names may not be identified in our editorial as trade marks is not an indication that such names are not registered trade marks. bioplastics MAGAZINE tries to use British spelling. However, in articles based on information from the USA, American spelling may also be used. Editorial contributions are always welcome. Please contact the editorial office via mt@bioplasticsmagazine.com. Envelopes A part of this print run is mailed to the readers wrapped in BoPLA envelopes sponsored by Taghleef Industries, S.p.A. Maropack GmbH & Co. KG, and SFV Verpackungen Cover Cover-Ad Elevance Renewable Sciences ® Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/bioplasticsmag Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/bioplastics-MAGAZINE/103745406344904
News Cereplast ready to serve Asian market Cereplast, Inc. (Seymour, Indiana, USA), recently announced it is strongly positioned to meet soaring demand for bioplastic resins in the Asia-Pacific market. The region is forecasted to gain the highest global growth rate of 25.7% during the period of 2011 through 2016, according to a 2013 report by Research and Markets. Cereplast provides the global market with its innovative range of bioplastic resin designed for multiple purposes. Cereplast recently generated 0,000 in India for its bioplastics resins and new contracts are expected going forward. These contracts are indicative of the expected surge in market growth. Key factors driving increased volume in the bioplastic market include escalating fossil fuel prices, the effort to decrease dependence on fossil fuels, wider consumer acceptance of plastic alternatives, rise in demand for ecofriendly packaging materials, and the need to better protect and preserve the environment from the perils of plastics. Each has resulted in regulations banning the use of plastic bags in various countries across the globe. Given the surge and versatility of petroleum prices, Cereplast Sustainables ® resins provide a competitive pricing structure for products traditionally made with fossil fuel-based plastics, given the surge in petroleum prices. Cereplast Sustainables can replace up to 95% or more of the petroleum content used in traditional plastics and provide a lower carbon footprint for durable applications such as automotive, consumer goods, fashion accessories, consumer electronics, medical packaging, cosmetics packaging, toys, furniture, office supplies, home accessories and construction. The Cereplast Sustainables resins include the Cereplast Bio-polyolefins ® grades, as well as Ethylene Acrylate, Polylactic Acid and Polypropylene-filled biobased resins. MT www.cereplast.com SPI Bioplastics Council released position paper The Bioplastics Council, a committee of SPI: The U.S. Plastics Industry Trade Association, announced in late August the release of “Development of Biobased Plastics Independent of the Future of Biofuels,” a new paper challenging the widely held perception that the biobased plastics industry is inextricably linked to and dependent on the emergence of a robust biorefining industry. In addition, the Council hosted a corresponding webinar September 10. “It is quite reasonable to assume that the bioplastics industry will follow the same pattern that the petrochemicals and traditional plastics industry followed a century ago in being dependent on the byproducts of fuel production,” said Dr. Carol Van Zoeren, Technology Manager – Packaging and Industrial Products at DuPont and Chair of the Council’s Beginning of Life Committee. “We have examined the fundamental differences – demand, technology, infrastructure – between then and now and our determination is that while bioplastics could certainly benefit from a robust biofuels industry, these differences suggest that other patterns may be possible.” The paper examines several angles and some implications which could enable biobased plastics to grow independently of biofuels. The paper also argues that a commercially viable scale for biobased plastics can be much smaller than a commercially viable scale for biofuels. The smaller scale opens up many opportunities for biobased plastics. The paper acknowledges economic, societal and environmental challenges as the biobased plastics industry develops and provides an overview of industry-driven efforts to navigate toward a future with a more sustainable biobased plastics industry. www.plasticsindustry.org/BPC Info: Read or download the position paper here: www.bioplasticsmagazine.de/201305 bioplastics MAGAZINE [05/13] Vol. 8 5
